The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-25

Lord Lansdowne's friends, but asserting
that this In nowise shattered the indict-
ments brought against the Governor-Gen-
eral as to his dealings with his Luggacur-
ran tenants; and, as no other answer has
been vouchsafed, it must be taken that the
allegations stand proved.
After Mr., O'Brien sat down the chair
man read the following cablegram from
London, signed by Justin Mccarthy,
Thomas Sexton, T. NJ. Healy, John Dillon
snd ]. G. Biggar:
Accept the sympathy of your colleagues.
We feel the deepest indignation at the
brutal conduct of the mob at Kingston
and Toronto. We earnestly request that
you take rest under the best medical care"
Dennis Kilbridge then spoke.
George Collins, an Engllshman, who
also addressed the meet ing, astonished the
audience by the bitterness Of his attack on
Lord Lansdowne.
Frederick Walters, president of the Iron
Molders' Union, J. II. Racey and Edward
Williams, all EngllshmeD, and William
Berry, al OrangemaD, made speeches, after
which a resolution condemning Lord Lans-
downe was passed.
a crowd of several hundred collected in
Jackson street, opposite the rink just as
was the case at Kingston, while the meet
ing was going on. They were Orangemen,
but the chief of police drove teem
away and allowed no one to stand
on the block. What he did prob
ably prevented a riot, for had there
been any attack the men who met o Brien
at the depot in the forenoon. and who
were on hand in hundreds marching up
and down on the side streets, would have
done terrible execution. O'Brien's body
guard in Hamilton was an organized real
ity. All wss well up to this, but the worst
was to come.
Another attack was made upon Mr..
O'Brien, this time with firearms, and
again there was another miraculous escape;
this escape, however, being accom- panied
by wound in the wrist of one of o Brien's
faithful companions. O'Brien was sitting
down after having made vigorous speech
in return for the vote OF thanks passed and
Dennis Kilbride was on his feet engaged in
like task. Just then man was observed
on the platform leaning over aud whisper
ing something in O'Brien's ear. 1t was
noticed that O'Brien shook his head, as if
in dissent. The man persisted. Half of
the audience arose to their feet,
peering over each others heads, anxiously
striving to catch a glimpse Of
what was going forward on the platform.
The chairman tried to quell the anxiety by
asking the audience to hear Mr.. Klloridge,
bat the crowd of 2.0O0 people, primed with
angry feelings that have lasted since the
| two successive attacks on o Brien at
Kingston and Toronto were not so easily
| quieted down. They had noticed that the
man whispered to O'Brien, and they were
evidently determined to see what it meant.
The man again made silent appeal,
whatever ii was, and again Mr.. o. Brien
| shook his head. Still one more appeal was
made. and this time Mr.. O'Brien seemed to
aSquiesce. The first sign of commotion
was when Mr.. 0'Brien got up and left the
| platform. This was in response to the
request several times made to him which
he had already refused. 1t was the idea of
some officious and meddlesome man q
plan which he had to save Mr.. OBrien's
| life. The plan was to leave the rink By a
narrow alley, then reach McNabb
street and Jump into a carriage
| in waiting there and drive to the
hotel. II was the first time, so far during
the tour, that he did not go out the ordi-
nary way, and the plan well nigh
cost him his life- In the carriage, which
was a covered one, besides Mr.. O'Brien,
were Messrs. Mcmahon and Roche, of the
local branch of the National League, and
Dennis Kilbride. On the drivers seat
were John Nelson, who held the
reins OF the team, and T. B. O'Brien. AS
they whipped up the horses and
faced for the hotel crowd suddenly ap-
peared. This crowd proved unfriendly,
for no sooner had Mr.. o. Brien and his
|
the usual kissing and groaning, which
afterwaId proved to be a con-
certed signal to.a group of five men who
! lurked around the market building in
Market square. The men who hissed and
gIoaned followed the carriage, and, as 1t
wheeled into Market square, there was a
sudden click, the horses pranced, and a
flash of light suddenly overspread group
o. buildings where the men Iurked. The
reins dropped out of John Nelson's hands,
and, with The exclamation, "Oh! my God,
I'm shot" he fell forward on the seat.
Crash, crash, crash, quick as lightning, and
through bright flashes OF flame, sped the
bullets from two revolvers, until eight
shots had been fred. Mr.. o. O'Brien stretched
forward to look out, and as he did so q
ball whisked by his face and passed through
the opposite window without harming any
body.
r. P. O'Brien. Nelson's companion, who
had been amazed and daZed, now grasped
the reins and lashed the horses through
the square into James street and down to
the hotel, corner of James and Merrick
streets. Here there was a hostile crowd
who again hooted rs the party within
tried to open the door, but could not. Mr..
Mcmahon jumped over the door and
drawing revolver, held the crowd at bay,
while Mr.. O'Brien and his friends were
making their exit from the carriage, also
by the same uncomfortable way. As the
party stepped into the corridor of the ho
tel volley of rotte IN eggs was hurled al
them, bnt no one was hit. Chief McKin
non and his men now rushed up, but al
was over.
Nelson was taken to the City Hospital
DR.. James White extracted the bullet. He
says the wound is dangerous. 1t is on the
left wrist No arrests were made.
When OBrien reached his room he was
smiling and cheerful, and nobody to look
at him would have supposed that he had
Just escaped from the last of a series OF at
tempis to take his life. Many ex
press the opinion-0' Brien himsel
among the number, and the Chief o
I Police, too, that the men who fired th'
shots came from Toronto. There is not th'
slightest evidence offered to prove this
There are rumors that some Orangemer
did reach here this evening from Toronto
which is only forty miles away. Many ar
of the opinion though that Hamilton vii
have to shoulder the blame. The men VIII,
stopped opposite the hotel and threw rot
ten eggs certainly belong here.
As this dispatch is being written there
is a great deal of excitement in the streets
Fire crackers and powder are being ex
ploded In all directions, and fire arms dis
charged. A kind of preliminary celebrs
ton of the Queens birthday,
Michael Allen, q small boy, had his lac
laid open by blow OF stick.
OBrien returns to Niagara Falls Tuel